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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
The global march of face masks: A mirror on humanity
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France (AP) — House keys, wallet or purse, mobile phone and .... oh, yes: face mask.
Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has denied it was clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video production must be licensed amid a row with news broadcaster Al-Jazeera.
Asia shares slip after worst S&P 500 loss in nearly 4 weeks
MITO, Japan (AP) — Worsening China-U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street combined to push shares in Asia lower on Friday.
Voices of mask-wearers and opponents around the world
The wearing of face masks is causing a cacophony of human argument around the world. Here, a selection of voices from the global debate:
Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii as pandemic flares
HONOLULU (AP) — The first hurricane to threaten the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is presenting new challenges to Hawaii officials long accustomed to tropical storms.
Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A journalist who fled Iran and then exposed Australia's degrading treatment of asylum-seekers while being held against his will for six years has been granted refugee status in New Ze…
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
JULY 17-23, 2020
Thousands in Puerto Rico still without housing since Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue tarp roofs and …
China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat
BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decade…
China orders US consulate in western city of Chengdu closed in response to closure of Chinese consulate in Houston
BEIJING (AP) — China orders US consulate in western city of Chengdu closed in response to closure of Chinese consulate in Houston.
AP PHOTOS: AP Week in Pictures, Asia
July 17-23, 2020
Q&A: What charges might longest serving US speaker face?
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently answered the question about whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the nation’s longest serving statehouse speaker, is a subject of a criminal investigation into…
Rare leopard frog found beyond its known range in Southwest
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rare frog has been been found beyond its known range in the Southwest.
Sudan finds mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities have found a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of 28 army officers shot in a foiled coup attempt against former President Omar al-Bashir in 1990, the public prosecutor said…
Critic of Chinese leader expelled from party on graft charge
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and will…